w had a 3500 till we sold it to get a camo berreta 3901.. super nice at handling heavy waterfowl loads. very comparible to alot of high end guns. the weight they give u for recoil absorbtion is a dream. we were shooting 1 3/4 oz 3in lead at crows and it shot like a dream. we sold it right before turkey season tho. i bet itd spit a good pattern.